Extra Stuff

On Thursday night Teetz came over after the mens basketball game and we watched Saved! because he had never seen it before. We got to talk for a while too, which was nice, because we haven't been able to do that for a really long time. Of course we played on Facebook for a while also after he told me some things about people from good ol' Kauffman. None of the things we talked about were bad by any means, more like shocking and unexpected, although not unpleasant, just things that make you go hmmmm... Anyway, he then also had the pleasure of reading Tundra's beautiful little story about him and I first hand. (If you don't know what I mean by Tundra, where have you been living, under a rock?) We got some great laughs out of the story yet again, especially after re-reading it and finding some major flaws in the writing. It's sad when people think they are good at things but really are not. But in general, it is humorous on many levels, not just because of the blatant jealousy over the situation and how things went. It is also unfortunate for people who only know warped, twisted, and crazy lies about what really happened, because those people subjected to the craziness will, in turn, go crazy. Ah well, at least the crazies have each other and the rest of us can be in peace. Teetz and I generally had many good laughs this evening, though a few scares as well - some people are definitely not photogenic.

Despite our laughter at the expense of others, we also had some serious talk as well and I told him the whole story about the living situation as of late and his advice was just that I have to be blunt and if I have to be a bitch to get my message across then so be it because not everyone is smart enough to have common sense. At least he understands how I feel, and it's nice having someone completely removed from the situation to talk to about it. And the same with Britt, too. After all, it was her couch I slept on when I had to leave the apartment the night in question just so I could actually get some fucking sleep. I really do have the best friends in the world. The only bad part I see about this shit right now is that, because I am never at the apartment, I don't get to take care of Wendall as consistently, like with his heat lamp and stuff, though I always make sure I at least get him fed even if I am not there long enough to do anything else. My room stays pretty warm, in fact I think it is the warmest room in the whole place, because there is definitely a noticable temp change when you go out of my room into the living room and kitchen and bathroom. It's so warm I didn't even bother putting the plastic shit on my windows; it doesn't need to be any more insulated or I wuld start baking. I know things will change when I graduate in terms of how often I am there, because I will be the one who can be as loud as I fucking want and not give a shit about people trying to sleep, since I won't have to get up early any more. More than likely, I still won't stay there very often though, because just being there puts me in a bad mood and I am pretty much happier anywhere else in Lincoln then when I am in that stupid place. *Shudder*.

I am still stoked about Duke kicking the shit out of Texas. There's an updated artile now on the Duke Athletics website (goduke.com). JJ Redick is pretty frickin sweet. I wish he'd add me on Facebook. I admit it, I added both Lee Melchionni and Sheldon Williams, but I can say I am friends with them. I even talked to Lee on Facebook, it was pretty cool. I can't help it, I love Duke, I bleed blue and white, I will someday hold a degree from Duke University, I will be a Cameron Crazy, my first son will be named Cameron, the list goes on...

Blue Day for Texas

What a day! Actually, what a last couple of days. I just watched the Duke/Texas game, and this match-up was so important for a couple reasons:

- Duke and Texas are ranked 1 and 2 respectively
- Everyone and their brother hates Duke
- Both teams were unbeaten at 8-0
- Some critics contend Texas is better than Duke and should be #1

WELL BITCHES, YOU CAN SHUT UP NOW BECAUSE DUKE SLAUGHTERED TEXAS 97-66.

(pre-game write-up)

Yes, you read that correctly. The #1 team in the nation beat the #2 team in the nation by 31 points. How glorious. My Saturday is now perfect. Also, JJ Redick had a career high 41 points. No Duke player has scored more than forty points since Danny Ferry did it 15 years ago, to this day. JJ is amazing. I am a little concerned about the comparisons to Shane Battier, who is quite possibly the best Duke basketball player ever, but there are definitely elements in JJ's style of play that are reminiscent of Shane's days in a Blue Devil uniform.

Drake and I were kind of talking about Duke players and their NBA careers. There are few, if any, Duke players who have gone on to have highly successful, championship-blessed professional careers. Jason Williams probably would have, if he had not had that motorcycle accident a couple years ago, and Chris Duhon and Shane Battier are having success as individuals, as well as Carlos Boozer, but they are by no means the superstars they were when they wore Duke uniforms. I don't think is a bad thing. Coach K consistently recruits really good players, but they are solid team players. He doesn't go for the flashy guys who would no doubt be ball-hogs, because that is not the style of basketball Duke plays. Yes, JJ Redick is certainly a star on the team, but he developed into that role, while still learning from Daniel Ewing and Chris Duhon. Few Duke players leave before they graduate, and I think this speaks highly of Coach K and the school as well. He isn't just grooming these guys to be basketball players, education is important as well and he stresses that. He is one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time, thus why he was chosen to coach the Olympic team in 2008. Haters can shut their mouths for a little while at least.

God, I love basketball season, can you tell?

In the world of college football however, news is just as glorious. One of the biggest douche bag coaches in the game was fired this past week and he goes by the name of Gary Barnett. Thank God this happened, though it is something that should have been a long time ago when all the shit came out about the female kicker and those allegations. Bottom line, Barnett is an asshole and deserves to never coach again. He deserves to turn out like Ben Stiller's character at the end of Dodgeball. There are truly no words to convey how much contempt I have for this sub-human. He is disgusting, he is just, ugh.

We went out last night to celebrate graduation a little early, since Teetz will not be able to attend. He bought me lots of drinks. It was great.

Yay

I am excited about several things currently:
1. Duke is rated #1 in the pre-season USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Bonus: Those baby-blue wearing losers from 8 miles down Tobacco Road are not even ranked. Oh joy.

2. I am moving out of my apartment. One way or another, I will be out and I am not changing my mind about this at all.

3. I got to "kick" someone out of the Testing Center. I am sorry, but if you can not listen to simple directions, then it is your own damn fault for being stupid. At 8:00 we always make an announcement saying that the Center is now closed and if you are going to take any more exams, you must log in now. At 8:05 this girl was trying to log in and I told her it was after 8 and that's why we make the announcement. She was like, "I was just looking at past results." Too bad, idiot. She even looked at me the whole time I was making the announcement. I really wonder how some people got into college. Seriously.